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Bill Gouveia: What's the matter with Seekonk?
Dispatchist News from around the globe in real time Client login Bill Gouveia: What's the matter with Seekonk? Congratulations go out to new Seekonk Police Chief David Enos as he assumes command of that town’s department.
Music Mechanics: The Context Principle (Part 2); Circle Progressions
Music Mechanics: The Context Principle (Part 2); Circle Progressions Music Mechanics: The Context Principle (Part 2); Circle Progressions In this episode, we’ll continue with part 2 of the Context Principle and also discuss circle progressions. Hope you find this educational. Links to the topics mentioned in this episode can be found below. Thanks for watching! Music tracks featured in this episode are from my “Standard Deviation” album and can be found at this link.
Music Mechanics: A Word About Genre, The Context Principle (Part 1)
Music Mechanics: A Word About Genre, The Context Principle (Part 1) Published on April 18, 2022 A Word About Genre, The Context Principle (Part 1) Hi friends! In this episode, we’ll talk about genre and the concepts that help define the parameters of a specific genre. Related to the genre, we’ll also discuss part 1 of what I like to call the context principle. Hope you enjoy it! Music tracks featured in this episode are from my “Standard Deviation” album and can be found at this link.
Music Mechanics: Scale/Chord Relationships for Melody/Improv; Chord-Scale System; Compatibility Principle
Music Mechanics: Scale/Chord Relationships for Melody/Improv; Chord-Scale System; Compatibility Principle Published on February 14, 2022 Scale/Chord Relationships for Melody/Improv; Chord-Scale System; Compatibility Principle Hi friends! In this episode we’ll discuss scale and chord relationships for melody and improvisation, the chord-scale system, we’ll look at new definitions for modes, learn how modes can be used as independent entities, and the current definition of a scale.
Music Mechanics: Tonality, Tonal Center, Tonic Vs. Root, Atonality, Reharmonization, Tonal Center Vs. Key
Music Mechanics: Tonality, Tonal Center, Tonic Vs. Root, Atonality, Reharmonization, Tonal Center Vs. Key Published on January 31, 2022 Tonality, Tonal Center, Tonic Vs. Root, Atonality, Reharmonization, Tonal Center Vs. Key Welcome back, friends! In this episode of Music Mechanics, we’ll explore tonality, the tonic, what a tonal center is, and explain the difference between a tonic and a root.
Music Mechanics: Melodic Minor Diatonic Formula, Chord Progression, Arpeggiation, Parent Scale in Melody/Improv
Music Mechanics: Melodic Minor Diatonic Formula, Chord Progression, Arpeggiation, Parent Scale in Melody/Improv Published on January 17, 2022 Melodic Minor Diatonic Formula, Chord Progression, Arpeggiation, Parent Scale in Melody/Improv Hi friends! In Music Mechanics 30 we’ll continue with the melodic minor scale and discuss its contemporary uses.
Music Mechanics: Natural/Harmonic Minor Diatonic Chords, Hybrid Minor Diatonic Chords (Borrowed), Melodic Minor
Music Mechanics: Natural/Harmonic Minor Diatonic Chords, Hybrid Minor Diatonic Chords (Borrowed), Melodic Minor Published on January 3, 2022 Natural/Harmonic Minor Diatonic Chords, Hybrid Minor Diatonic Chords (Borrowed), Melodic Minor In this episode of Music Mechanics, we delve deeper into the minor scales with a comparison of the natural and harmonic minor diatonic chord formulas.
Music Mechanics: Modes Part 3 - Major, Natural and Harmonic Minor Diatonic Chord Formulas, Academic Terms
Music Mechanics: Modes Part 3 – Major, Natural and Harmonic Minor Diatonic Chord Formulas, Academic Terms Published on December 20, 2021 Modes Part 3 – Major, Natural and Harmonic Minor Diatonic Chord Formulas, Academic Terms NOW it’s getting interesting!! Ever wonder where those numbers like I – IV – V and ii – V – I come from? Watch and find out! We continue with modes in Episode 28 and revisit diatonic harmony.
Music Mechanics: Modes Part 2 - Interval Formulas, Construction, Characteristics, Parent Scales, Minor Modes
Music Mechanics: Modes Part 2 – Interval Formulas, Construction, Characteristics, Parent Scales, Minor Modes Published on December 6, 2021 Modes Part 2 – Interval Formulas, Construction, Characteristics, Parent Scales, Minor Modes We continue with modes in Episode 27 and learn two different possible interval formulas for each mode, how to construct them (including a very easy third way that references major and natural minor scales), the characteristics and “flavor” of each mode, parent...
Music Mechanics: Omitted Chord Factors, Modes (Part 1), Modal Music, Monophony, Polyphony, Final
Music Mechanics: Omitted Chord Factors, Modes (Part 1), Modal Music, Monophony, Polyphony, Final Published on November 22, 2021 Omitted Chord Factors, Modes (Part 1), Modal Music, Monophony, Polyphony, Final In Episode 26 of Music Mechanics well explore how to properly notate omitted chord factors, we’ll discover what modes are (including a brief history about them), and learn about modal music, monophony, polyphony, and what a final is.
Music Mechanics: m9th Avoidance, Consonance/Dissonance, Sus Chords, Add Chords, 6/9 Chords, Intro to Extensions
Music Mechanics: m9th Avoidance, Consonance/Dissonance, Sus Chords, Add Chords, 6/9 Chords, Intro to Extensions Published on November 1, 2021 m9th Avoidance, Consonance/Dissonance, Sus Chords, Add Chords, 6/9 Chords, Intro to Extensions In Episode 25 we’re going to finish up with drop voicings, discuss the minor 9th avoidance rule, consonance and dissonance, suspended chords, add chords, 6/9 chords, we’ll introduce extensions, and finally discuss some confusing notation conventions.
Music Mechanics: Inversion Chord Symbols, Slash Chords, Voicings, Voices, Doubled Factors, Typical Voicings
Music Mechanics: Inversion Chord Symbols, Slash Chords, Voicings, Voices, Doubled Factors, Typical Voicings Published on October 4, 2021 Inversion Chord Symbols, Slash Chords, Voicings, Voices, Doubled Factors, Typical Voicings In this episode of Music Mechanics we’ll discuss how to write chord symbols for inversions, slash chords, chord voicings, voices, the SATB voicing nomenclature, doubled chord factors, and we’ll show some typical voicings for triads and seventh chords.
Music Mechanics: Chord Symbols for 7th Chords, Reasons for Good Notation Practices, and Chord Inversions
Music Mechanics: Chord Symbols for 7th Chords, Reasons for Good Notation Practices, and Chord Inversions Published on September 20, 2021 Chord Symbols for 7th Chords, Reasons for Good Notation Practices, and Chord Inversions Welcome back, friends! In this episode we’ll talk about chord symbols for seventh chords, the reasons for proper notation practices, chord inversions for triads and seventh chords, octave displacement, and the root position and first, second, and third inversions.
Music Mechanics: 7th Chord Formula Shorthand, the 7th Chords, Tertian/Non-Tertian 7th Chords, Other 7th Chords
Music Mechanics: 7th Chord Formula Shorthand, the 7th Chords, Tertian/Non-Tertian 7th Chords, Other 7th Chords Published on September 6, 2021 7th Chord Formula Shorthand, the 7th Chords, Tertian/Non-Tertian 7th Chords, Other 7th Chords In Episode 21 we’ll discuss shorthand notation for the seventh chord formulas, how to create a seventh chord on any root, the seventh chords with their corresponding right-hand piano fingerings, enharmonic seventh chords, tertian and non-tertian seventh chords,...
Music Mechanics: Major/Minor/Augmented/Diminished Triads, Enharmonic Triads, Chord Factors, and Seventh Chords
Music Mechanics: Major/Minor/Augmented/Diminished Triads, Enharmonic Triads, Chord Factors, and Seventh Chords Published on August 23, 2021 Major/Minor/Augmented/Diminished Triads, Enharmonic Triads, Chord Factors, and Seventh Chords In Music Mechanics 20 we’ll cover how to create a triad on any root, the major/minor/augmented/diminished triads, enharmonic triads, tips to create triads quickly, chord factors, seventh chords (including the major 7th, dominant 7th, minor 7th, half-diminished...
Music Mechanics: Interval Inversion, Transposition, Chords, Harmony, Triads, Dyads, Chord Symbols
Music Mechanics: Interval Inversion, Transposition, Chords, Harmony, Triads, Dyads, Chord Symbols Published on August 9, 2021 Interval Inversion, Transposition, Chords, Harmony, Triads, Dyads, Chord Symbols Welcome back, friends! In Music Mechanics 19 we’ll cover interval inversion, harmonic and melodic interval inversion, how to determine or create an interval below a given note, transposition, the definition of chords and harmony, triads, tertian harmony, dyads, power chords, shorthand...
Music Mechanics: Intervals (Part 2) - Simple & Compound Intervals, Shorthand, Steps & Skips
Music Mechanics: Intervals (Part 2) – Simple & Compound Intervals, Shorthand, Steps & Skips Published on July 26, 2021 Intervals (Part 2) – Simple & Compound Intervals, Shorthand, Steps & Skips… Music Mechanics 18 discusses how to handle problematic interval identifications, shorthand notation for interval qualities, enharmonic intervals, harmonically (vertically) or melodically (linearly/horizontally) presented intervals, steps, skips, the perfect prime, semitone, tone, ditone, tritone,...
Music Mechanics: Intervals (Part 1) - Number, Quality, and the Interval Formula
Music Mechanics: Intervals (Part 1) – Number, Quality, and the Interval Formula Published on July 12, 2021 Intervals (Part 1) – Number, Quality, and the Interval Formula… Music Mechanics 17 introduces the beginnings of harmony with intervals, including an interval’s number, quality, major/minor/augmented/double augmented/diminished/double diminished intervals, and the interval formula.
Music Mechanics: Permutations of the 43 ESSENTIAL Rhythmic Subdivisions You Need to Know
Music Mechanics: Permutations of the 43 ESSENTIAL Rhythmic Subdivisions You Need to Know Published on June 28, 2021 Permutations of the 43 ESSENTIAL Rhythmic Subdivisions You Need to Know… Welcome back, friends! In Music Mechanics 16 we’ll cover permutations of the 43 common subdivisions, discuss identical attack families, syncopation, swung 1/8th notes, and counting tricks to perform 1/4 and 1/2 note triplets easily.
Music Mechanics: The 43 ESSENTIAL Rhythmic Subdivisions You Need to Know
Music Mechanics: The 43 ESSENTIAL Rhythmic Subdivisions You Need to Know Published on June 14, 2021 The 43 ESSENTIAL Rhythmic Subdivisions You Need to Know… Welcome back, friends! In Music Mechanics 15 we’ll review the definition of “common” rhythms, discuss the improper practice of “hiding” the beat, and we’ll introduce the 43 ESSENTIAL rhythmic subdivisions you need to know to be able to sightread rhythms proficiently.
Music Mechanics: Time Signatures, Waltz, 4/4, Common/Cut Time, Ties, Dots and Double Dots, Duration Comparisons
Music Mechanics: Time Signatures, Waltz, 4/4, Common/Cut Time, Ties, Dots and Double Dots, Duration Comparisons Published on May 31, 2021 The Nature of Sound, Music Theory Series… Music Mechanics 14 continues with rhythmic notation, discussing time signatures, a waltz, 4/4 (common time), 2/2 (cut time), ties, dots, double dots, beamed notes, rhythmic notation duration comparisons, downbeats, upbeats, 1/2 note triplets, and 1/4 note triplets.
Music Mechanics: Circle of Fifths Cont., Key Sig. Cheats and Accidental Notation, Intro To Rhythmic Notation
Music Mechanics: Circle of Fifths Cont., Key Sig.
Music Mechanics: Parallel Major/Minor Scales, Key Signatures, Relative Keys, Circle of Fifths, Enharmonic Keys
Music Mechanics: Parallel Major/Minor Scales, Key Signatures, Relative Keys, Circle of Fifths, Enharmonic Keys Published on May 3, 2021 The Nature of Sound, Music Theory Series… In Music Mechanics 12 we will explore parallel major and natural minor scales, key signatures, relative major and minor keys, cautionary key signatures, the circle of fifths, and enharmonic key signatures. Music tracks featured in this episode are from Ner De Leon’s self-titled album and is available here.
Music Mechanics: The Natural Minor Scale and Formula/Fingerings, Characteristics, Minor Tetrachords, Relatives
Music Mechanics: The Natural Minor Scale and Formula/Fingerings, Characteristics, Minor Tetrachords, Relatives Published on April 19, 2021 The Nature of Sound, Music Theory Series… In Music Mechanics 11 we’ll discover the natural minor scale, the natural minor scale formula, minor scale fingerings, enharmonic natural minor scales, major and minor scale characteristics, minor tetrachords, and relative major and minor scales.
Music Mechanics: The Major Scales, Fingerings, Enharmonic Scales, Scale Degrees, Scale Degree Characteristics
Music Mechanics: The Major Scales, Fingerings, Enharmonic Scales, Scale Degrees, Scale Degree Characteristics Published on April 5, 2021 The Nature of Sound, Music Theory Series… In MM10 we’ll explore the major scales, correct fingerings on the piano, enharmonic scales, scale degrees, and scale degree characteristics. We’ll also cover terms such as root, keynote, octave, tonic, supertonic, mediant, subdominant, dominant, submediant, leading tone, and subtonic.
Music Mechanics: Major Scale Formula, Diatonic/Non-Diatonic, Chromatic Scale, More Accidental Rules, Tetrachords
Music Mechanics: Major Scale Formula, Diatonic/Non-Diatonic, Chromatic Scale, More Accidental Rules, Tetrachords Published on March 22, 2021 The Nature of Sound, Music Theory Series… Welcome to MM9! In this episode, we’ll discuss how to use the major scale formula to correctly create and write major scales, the term diatonic, diatonic and non-diatonic scales, the chromatic scale, ascending and descending accidental rules, tetrachords, and the major tetrachord.
Music Mechanics: Rudimentary Notation Principles, Half and Whole Steps, Intervals, Major Scales, Root, and Tonic
Music Mechanics: Rudimentary Notation Principles, Half and Whole Steps, Intervals, Major Scales, Root, and Tonic Published on March 8, 2021 The Nature of Sound, Music Theory Series… Hi friends! In this week’s episode, we’ll talk about notes, stems, flags, beams, rudimentary notation principles, half and whole steps, define what an interval is, and begin discussing scales. Tracks featured in this episode are from Arturo Sandoval’s “Trumpet Evolution” album and is available here.
Music Mechanics: Grand Staff, Accidentals, Notational Octave Shifts, Half Steps, Enharmonics, and Pitch-Class
Music Mechanics: Grand Staff, Accidentals, Notational Octave Shifts, Half Steps, Enharmonics, and Pitch-Class Published on February 22, 2021 Music Mechanics, the Music Theory Series… In Music Mechanics 7 we’ll cover the grand staff, the brace, 8va, 8vb, 15ma, 15mb, accidentals, an introduction to half steps, flats, sharps, naturals, double flats, double sharps, the rules for accidentals, courtesy accidentals, enharmonic equivalents, and pitch-class.
Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 6
Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 6 Published on February 8, 2021 The Nature of Sound, part 6 in this music theory series.
Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 5
Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 5 Published on January 25, 2021 The Nature of Sound, part 5 in this music theory series. Welcome to MM5, the last in the series about the nature of sound. In this episode, we’ll discuss musical and audio density, spatial location, panning, and ambisonics. Then we’ll jump into the kind of music theory we’ll discuss along with an explanation of what music theory is, how it originated, neumes, mensural notation, and why music theory is relevant to you.
Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 4
Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 4 Published on January 11, 2021 The Nature of Sound, part 4 in this music theory series. In this episode, we’ll explore timbre a little more along with the 8 factors affecting an instrument’s sound quality that allow us to identify that instrument.
Music Mechanics: VI1, An Introduction to Virtual Instruments
Music Mechanics: VI1, An Introduction to Virtual Instruments Published on December 28, 2020 Welcome to Music Mechanics, the Virtual Instruments edition! In this first installment we discuss virtual instruments, attack, sustain, release, sample libraries, mock-ups, digital audio workstations (DAWs), articulations, modulation wheel (mod wheel), foot controllers, program change messages, ambiance, and audio plug-ins.
Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 3
Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 3 Published on December 14, 2020 The Nature of Sound, part 3 in this music theory series. Welcome to MM3! In this episode we discuss pitched and pitchless instruments, inharmonic partials, tone/timbre, transients, noise, musical tones, and dynamic markings.
Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 2
Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 2 Published on November 30, 2020 Welcome to episode 2 of the Nature of Sound! View Part 1 Here In this episode we will discuss amplitude, volume, sound pressure level (SPL), decibels (dB), “in phase” (constructive interference), “out of phase” (destructive interference), phase cancellation, simple tones, complex tones, the fundamental frequency, pitch, partials, the harmonic series, modes, harmonics, overtones, equal temperament tuning, intonation,...
Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 1
Music Mechanics: The Nature of Sound, Part 1 Published on November 16, 2020 The Nature of Sound, part 1 in this music theory series. The Nature of Sound… ever wonder how music and sound are put together? In this video we will discuss the fundamentals of sound including oscillation, vibration, sine waves, zero crossing, compression and rarefaction, crests and troughs, wavelengths, cycle, frequency, octave, and hertz/kilohertz.
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